Data growth defies economic downturn

FierceCIO (Sep 14 2009) Construction , Cloud Computing

1. The economy is reeling, companies are hurting and IT layoffs are the norm, but none of these factors have halted the phenomenal growth in data, and the need to store information. IBM announced last week that it has been awarded a contract to design and build a new energy-efficient data center for AAA Northern California, Nevada and Utah. The organization provides a full range of automotive, travel, insurance and financial services to over 4 million clients. We report this week that Equinix is building its sixth data center in the Washington, D.C. region to deal with a growing demand for storage space. The project is part of Equinix's $1.4 billion-multi-year expansion program for 15 of it's 18 markets. Read more: http://www.fiercecio.com/story/data-growth-defies-economic-downturn/2009-09-13#ixzz0RByIanRB (Read Full Article)

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